What is ACCA?
The ACCA global qualification provides you with a sound base on which to build a successful career in accounting and finance. As an ACCA trainee, you will develop a range of skills and knowledge which will enable you to work in any aspect of finance in any country throughout the world, without restriction, creating a world of opportunities for your future.
Accountancy is about being in control – of your job, your finances, your life and your future. Those who have reached the top and are reaping the rewards come from many different backgrounds, the ACCA global qualification opens many doors in the career world. With ACCA you can reach your goals as quickly or as slowly as you want. Flexibility of examinations, study methods and training environments means that whoever you are, wherever you are, and whatever your circumstances, ACCA as a pathway to qualifying will suit you. Attaining ACCA will offer security, financial reward, prestige and respect. Plus you will have the freedom to move your career in the direction which is best for you. As a Chartered Certified Accountant you will be at the centre of the decision-making process.
ACCA Qualification Journey
When you study ACCA, you can achieve the following qualifications
ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business
You gain the ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business when you pass:
- the Applied Knowledge exams of the ACCA Qualification
- the Foundations in Professionalism ethics module.
Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business
You gain the Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business when you pass:
- all the Applied Knowledge and Applied Skills exams of the ACCA Qualification
- the Ethics and Professional Skills module
What enhanced qualifications can you get with ACCA?
You can also combine the ACCA Qualification with getting a degree:
BSc (Hons) degree in Applied Accounting
Get a degree at the same time as becoming a qualified accountant through our partnership with Oxford Brookes University. This is the perfect way to gain an extra qualification without doubling your workload.
You need to:
- pass your ACCA Qualification exams
- pass the Ethics and Professional Skills module
- submit a research and analysis project
Foundation-level awards
Our Foundation-level awards are made up of certificates and diplomas that you can obtain as you progress through the exams. Here are the exams you will need to take and the awards you can achieve on the way.
ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business
The ACCA Diploma in Accounting and Business is awarded on the completion of the exams Accountant in Business (FAB), Financial Accounting (FFA), Management Accounting (FMA) and Foundations in Professionalism.
Exams
- FAB Accountant in Business
- FFA Financial Accounting
- FMA Management Accounting
Additional requirements
Foundations in Professionalism
The module has been designed to help you understand what it means to act professionally and ethically at work. Once you complete the module you will receive certificates for all the awards you complete.
So if you study for any of our Foundation-level qualifications and want a certificate as proof of the exams you have completed, you are required to complete Foundations in Professionalism. This is an online, interactive module, designed to help you develop your understanding of what it means to act professionally and ethically in the work you carry out.
You can complete Foundations in Professionalism before or after completing the exam component of the qualification you are aiming to achieve and you only need to successfully complete the module once, even if you decide to complete one or more of our qualifications.
Course Structure
Exam Changes in 2019
Please see the information below;
From September 2018, the new ACCA Qualification was launched which means that exam names, codes, and levels changed. Knowledge level became Applied Knowledge, Skills level became Applied Skills and Professional level became Strategic Professional.
| Previous exam name |
New equivalent exam name |
New exam code |
| Knowledge level |
Applied Knowledge |
|
| F1 Business and Technology |
Business and Technology |
BT |
| F2 Management Accounting |
Management Accounting |
MA |
| F3 Financial Accounting |
Financial Accounting |
FA |
| Skills level |
Applied skills |
|
| F4 Corporate and Business Law |
Corporate and Business Law |
LW |
| F5 Performance Management |
Performance Management |
PM |
| F6 Taxation |
Taxation |
TX |
| F7 Financial Reporting |
Financial Reporting |
FR |
| F8 Audit and Assurance |
Audit and Assurance |
AA |
| F9 Financial Management |
Financial Management |
FM |
| Professional level |
Strategic Professional |
|
| Essentials |
Essentials |
|
| P1 Governance, Risk and Ethics and P3 Business Analysis |
Strategic Business Leader |
SBL |
| P2 Corporate Reporting |
Strategic Business Reporting |
SBR |
| Options |
Options |
|
| P4 Advanced Financial Management |
Advanced Financial Management |
AFM |
| P5 Advanced Performance Management |
Advanced Performance Management |
APM |
| P6 Advanced Taxation |
Advanced Taxation |
ATX |
| P7 Advanced Audit and Assurance |
Advanced Audit and Assurance |
AAA |
